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TopicCovid cases India

Topic: Covid cases India

Paracetamol, azithromycin, dexamethasone — India now makes raw materials of drugs to manage Covid

The country is currently importing active pharmaceutical ingredients worth Rs 35,000 crore and exporting these raw materials worth Rs 33,000 crore, according to officials.

76% Indians want mandatory mask rule inside malls, cinema halls, places of worship, finds survey

Amid a surge in Covid cases across China, the survey by LocalCircles also found that 57% Indians support compulsory masking inside aircraft and in airports.

39 international passengers test Covid+ in 2 days, India may see spike in Jan, say officials

Official sources also said the next 40 days would be crucial going by trends; the country has already stepped up surveillance to thwart a possible wave.

India plans to make Covid negative test mandatory for passengers from high caseload countries

A day before, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had said that India would start randomly testing 2% of international passengers arriving at its airports for Covid.

‘India need not panic, it is immunised,’ says NTAGI chairman amid China’s Covid deaths

China’s abrupt exit from its strict ‘zero-Covid’ policy could result in at least 1 million deaths, a report has said.

19,893 new COVID cases recorded in India in last 24 hours, recovery rate 98.5%

20,419 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries from the infection is now at 4,34,24,029.

India’s active Covid cases cross 1.14 lakh with over 13,000 new infections, 19 deaths

The active cases comprise 0.26 per cent of the total 4.35 crore infections, while the national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 98.53%, the Union Health Ministry said.

With over 4,000 new Covid cases, India records highest single-day tally in almost three months

The daily positivity rate, or the confirmed Covid cases as a percentage of overall tests, stands at 0.95% while the weekly positivity rate has begun inching up, the data show.

From a record low of 0.55, India’s Covid R value rises to 0.77 this month

Although the overall R remains under 1, the rate of decline has slowed down. Many states, including Assam, Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Karnataka saw a rise in R value.

40 lakh more Indians died during 2 yrs of Covid than avg, highest in world, says Lancet study

Global deaths due to Covid could be as high as 1.82 crore, about three times the official figures, according to analysis of excess deaths by University of Washington researchers.

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A mental health crisis is brewing among Indian youth. Religion can be a lifeline

Sceptics might argue that popping pills is a simpler solution for mental health issues, but there’s growing evidence that the 'opium of the masses' is worth a serious shot.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.